WebMar 10, 2024 · Vulnerable people will be evacuated from an outback town by air amid widespread record-breaking floods across Queensland’s vast north-west. Small helicopters and planes will be used to airlift elderly people from Burketown near the Gulf of Carpentaria to Mount Isa, about 400km to the south, on Friday. WebMar 14, 2024 · Floodwaters in Burketown reached record levels, according to Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology on Tuesday, with the river rising above the previous highest level of 6.78 meters recorded in 2011....
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WebMar 11, 2024 · At Burketown, the flood topped the March 2011 record of 6.87 metres after up to 293 mm of rain fell on Thursday and Friday, the Bureau of Meteorology previously said. Police were co-ordinating... WebMar 13, 2024 · Residents in the flood-hit Queensland community of Burketown have been warned to steer clear of crocodile-infested waters. Historic flooding in northwest … camping national parks wa
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WebMar 11, 2024 · The flood, triggered by heavy rain over the past week, is worst in the remote Gulf Country town of Burketown, about 2,100 km (1,300 miles) northwest of state capital … WebMar 11, 2024 · About 90 locals still in Burketown were told to pack a grab bag on Friday night after 25 elderly and sick people, along with 18 children accompanied by one of their parents, were airlifted out. Meanwhile, a forecast of severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall in southeast Queensland was downgraded on Saturday, albeit with heavy falls still possible. WebMar 12, 2024 · Based on anecdotal information from Burketown, the river level is expected to have peaked above the 2011 record flood level of 6.78 meters on Sunday," said the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM). "Major flooding is expected to be easing slowly on Monday. The river level along the Albert River at Burketown Airstrip is expected to … fir treads